Negative plays can downright ruin drives and game outcomes, or aid in staying on schedule if they are limited. The Pittsburgh Steelers have had their fair share of them, and today, I wanted to look at and provide data context for both sides of the ball across the league through Week Eight.
First up are offenses. Here are negative play (<= zero yards) rates on all pass and run plays. No plays, spikes, nor kneels are removed:
In totality, Pittsburgh’s offense has done a pretty good job of avoiding negative plays compared to the NFL. They rank 11th, with a 30.